ELICONIAL PARATY POUSADA

Great service and friendly staff. Beautiful bungalow style rooms surrounded by gorgeous gardens and a pool Nice quiet and peaceful location just outside of town, which is a small but rewarding walk to town. Highly recommended

A lovely enclave in a quieter part of town, about 3.5km from the city center though walking distance to the beach and a few nice spots for a drink or meal. The hosts are delightful, friendly, and helpful, they will go out of their way to help you and to make the most of your visit. The garden is beautiful and the breakfast is fresh and filling. The accommodations are nice, not luxurious though clean and comfortable. I would happily stay again if I returned to Paraty.

Terrible odor in unclean unit The property itself is beautiful and well-kept, but our unit was really quite awful. It clearly hadn't been cleaned in some time, and smelled very heavily of mold and just dirtiness in general. The blanket provided for the main bed was not usable because it smelled so badly. The hosts were kind, and the outdoor breakfast was delicious, but we barely slept because of not being able to breathe well due to strong odors. We tried opening all windows and even the door (until cats wandered in) but this didn't overcome the smell. There was also a lot of visible dust in the unit, especially the bathroom. Because of all this we'd have to say we would not recommend this pousada.

Yvan is a fantastic host. He keeps beautiful gardens, pool and outdoor dining areas. Their Pousada rooms are very clean and comfortable. Best of all, Yvan is very helpful recomding dining restaurants and activities. You will have a great time at his Pousada.

Wonderful place, great breakfast.

Property is at one end of Jabaquara beach which itself is not the best beach in the area although its not far at all from historic center 3(min taxi ride ). Here is where things are not supportive for courteous Hospitality for Visitors. The Cost/value just plummets when you pay Top dollar for average service and Hospitality. Taxi driver wanted 50 R for trip. I pay considerably less for a ride from Ipanema to Santa Teresa Neigborhoodd in Pricy Rio de Janeiro. Stay in the Historic center of Paraty with the hospitable brazilian locals who are fair and receptive in the tourist buissness. The historic center has a plethora of wonderful accomodations and services.